When Stupid White Men Make Racist Statements in Sports

Dumb white guys making racist comments in sports.

Dumb White Guys Making Racist Comments in Sports - Hulk Hogan's alleged racist recording, in which he says "f****** n******," made headlines Friday, as the WWE terminated his contract and wiped all mentions of him from its website. It also got us thinking about some of the racist statements that stupid white guys have made in sports before. Sadly, Hogan's just one of many.(Photos from left: Stephen Dunn/Getty Images, Robin Marchant/Getty Images, Elsa/Getty Images)

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Dumb White Guys Making Racist Comments in Sports - Hulk Hogan's alleged racist recording, in which he says "f****** n******," made headlines Friday, as the WWE terminated his contract and wiped all mentions of him from its website. It also got us thinking about some of the racist statements that stupid white guys have made in sports before. Sadly, Hogan's just one of many.(Photos from left: Stephen Dunn/Getty Images, Robin Marchant/Getty Images, Elsa/Getty Images)

Hulk Hogan - "When it comes crashing down and it hurts inside." Those words to Hulk Hogan's entrance music as a wrestler take on a whole new meaning now after the pro wrestling icon was allegedly caught hurling racists comments, including the N-word, in a recorded conversation. The WWE responded by giving him the big boot and leg drop out of the company, terminating his contract and erasing mentions of him from its site. Stupid, Hulkster.(Photo: Robin Marchant/Getty Images)

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Hulk Hogan - "When it comes crashing down and it hurts inside." Those words to Hulk Hogan's entrance music as a wrestler take on a whole new meaning now after the pro wrestling icon was allegedly caught hurling racists comments, including the N-word, in a recorded conversation. The WWE responded by giving him the big boot and leg drop out of the company, terminating his contract and erasing mentions of him from its site. Stupid, Hulkster.(Photo: Robin Marchant/Getty Images)

Donald Sterling - The NBA banned Donald Sterling for life and forced him to sell the Los Angeles Clippers last spring after a leaked recording of him telling his then-girlfriend to not bring Black people to Clippers' games, among other shocking statements, hit the Internet. Sterling then had to watch his Clippers get sold to Steve Ballmer the next month. (Photo: Stephen Dunn/Getty Images)

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Donald Sterling - The NBA banned Donald Sterling for life and forced him to sell the Los Angeles Clippers last spring after a leaked recording of him telling his then-girlfriend to not bring Black people to Clippers' games, among other shocking statements, hit the Internet. Sterling then had to watch his Clippers get sold to Steve Ballmer the next month. (Photo: Stephen Dunn/Getty Images)

Riley Cooper - In July 2013, Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver Riley Cooper was caught on camera spewing the N-word during a country-music concert. He apologized to his teammates and Michael Vick, an Eagle at the time, publicly stood up for Cooper. A year later, the Eagles even gave him a five-year, $25 million extension.(Photo: Elsa/Getty Images)

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Riley Cooper - In July 2013, Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver Riley Cooper was caught on camera spewing the N-word during a country-music concert. He apologized to his teammates and Michael Vick, an Eagle at the time, publicly stood up for Cooper. A year later, the Eagles even gave him a five-year, $25 million extension.(Photo: Elsa/Getty Images)

Jimmy 'The Greek' Snyder - Jimmy 'The Greek' Snyder was fired as a CBS sports broadcaster in 1988 after he invoked slavery in trying to reason, "The black is a better athlete to begin with because he's been bred to be that way." He added: "The slave owner would breed his big black (man) to his big woman so that he could have a big black kid...That's where it all started.” Disgusting comments. Snyder died in 1996 of a heart attack, but will forever be synonymous with his ignorant, racist remarks. (Photo: Bettmann/Corbis)

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Jimmy 'The Greek' Snyder - Jimmy 'The Greek' Snyder was fired as a CBS sports broadcaster in 1988 after he invoked slavery in trying to reason, "The black is a better athlete to begin with because he's been bred to be that way." He added: "The slave owner would breed his big black (man) to his big woman so that he could have a big black kid...That's where it all started.” Disgusting comments. Snyder died in 1996 of a heart attack, but will forever be synonymous with his ignorant, racist remarks. (Photo: Bettmann/Corbis)

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Fuzzy Zoeller - Tiger Woods, then 21 years old, was a phenom on the golf scene and in the sports world when veteran golfer Fuzzy Zoeller made a racist remark toward him at the 1997 Masters Tournament. Speaking to reporters, Zoeller said about Woods: "He's doing quite well, pretty impressive. That little boy is driving well and he's putting well. He's doing everything it takes to win. So you know what you guys do when he gets in here? You pat him on the back and say congratulations and enjoy it and tell him not to serve fried chicken next year. Got it. Or collard greens or whatever the hell they serve." Hey, Fuzzy, you're an idiot.(Photo: Andrew Redington/Getty Images)

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Fuzzy Zoeller - Tiger Woods, then 21 years old, was a phenom on the golf scene and in the sports world when veteran golfer Fuzzy Zoeller made a racist remark toward him at the 1997 Masters Tournament. Speaking to reporters, Zoeller said about Woods: "He's doing quite well, pretty impressive. That little boy is driving well and he's putting well. He's doing everything it takes to win. So you know what you guys do when he gets in here? You pat him on the back and say congratulations and enjoy it and tell him not to serve fried chicken next year. Got it. Or collard greens or whatever the hell they serve." Hey, Fuzzy, you're an idiot.(Photo: Andrew Redington/Getty Images)

Bill Romanowski  - Former NFL player Bill Romanowski emotionally denied using the N-word, an allegation an ex-teammate of his made in a 2000 Sports Illustrated article. But SI stuck to its story. Hmm...who do you believe?(Photo: Cindy Ord/Getty Images for SiriusXM)

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Bill Romanowski  - Former NFL player Bill Romanowski emotionally denied using the N-word, an allegation an ex-teammate of his made in a 2000 Sports Illustrated article. But SI stuck to its story. Hmm...who do you believe?(Photo: Cindy Ord/Getty Images for SiriusXM)

John Rocker - As a then-closer for the Atlanta Braves, John Rocker spewed venom at a host of different nationalities during a notorious December 1999 issue of Sports Illustrated. “The biggest thing I don't like about New York are the foreigners. You can walk an entire block in Times Square and not hear anybody speaking English. Asians and Koreans and Vietnamese and Indians and Russians and Spanish people and everything up there. How the hell did they get in this country?” Shaking our heads. (Photo: Kevin Liles/Getty Images)

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John Rocker - As a then-closer for the Atlanta Braves, John Rocker spewed venom at a host of different nationalities during a notorious December 1999 issue of Sports Illustrated. “The biggest thing I don't like about New York are the foreigners. You can walk an entire block in Times Square and not hear anybody speaking English. Asians and Koreans and Vietnamese and Indians and Russians and Spanish people and everything up there. How the hell did they get in this country?” Shaking our heads. (Photo: Kevin Liles/Getty Images)

Ron Atkinson - Doing play-by-play soccer announcing, former Manchester United manager Ron Atkinson made this shocking live call to describe Marcel Desailly, an African player: [Desailly] is what is known in some schools as a f****** lazy thick n*****." After being fired from his broadcasting position, Atkinson insisted that he's an idiot, but not a racist. We think you're both.(Photo: Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images)

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Ron Atkinson - Doing play-by-play soccer announcing, former Manchester United manager Ron Atkinson made this shocking live call to describe Marcel Desailly, an African player: [Desailly] is what is known in some schools as a f****** lazy thick n*****." After being fired from his broadcasting position, Atkinson insisted that he's an idiot, but not a racist. We think you're both.(Photo: Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images)